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googly
From the movie The Gentlemen
A character filmed a conversation of two other characters and had it lip-read and
translated from Cantonese. But made some mistakes.
- You think you're running things, do you? Don't stroke my mouse hair.
- What does "mouse hair" mean?
- Yeah, I think what he means is don't jeopardize my deal, but I admit that one's a bit of a googly.
What googly means here?
25 Thg 03 2020 15:14
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The word googly comes from cricket and it refers to a deceptive way of bowling. The ball looks as if it is going to bounce one way but goes in the other direction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googly
It is hard to know exactly what is intended here without more context.
25 tháng 3 năm 2020
You think you're running things, do you? Don't stroke my mousy hair.
- What does "mouse hair" mean? it may be mousy hair referring to the colour/color which is typically brown and plain
- Yeah, I think what he means is don't jeopardize my deal, but I admit that one's a bit of a google.
yeah that one is a bit deceptive.
if you gave us the full context we could answer in a better fashion.
MOUSY HAIR:
adjective [usu ADJ n] Mousy hair is a dull, light brown color. He was aged between 25 and 30, with a medium build and collar-length mousy hair. Synonyms: brownish, plain, dull, drab More Synonyms of mousy.
25 tháng 3 năm 2020
Simon's answer is correct. BUT it's not a common phrase in British English. A native-speaker could understand it from the context, but we wouldn't necessarily use it in this way.
25 tháng 3 năm 2020
I am familiar with the word "googly," but not the way it is used in this context. "A bit of a googly" is not something an American would say.
It sounds like something an Englishman would say. Perhaps someone from the UK can explain it.
25 tháng 3 năm 2020
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